| CODE | MSY4119 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Independent Supervised Project | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Health, Physical Education and Consumer Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit aims at providing students with a platform to conduct specific projects related to Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport. These may include seminars, conferences, tournaments or any other sport related events. It will also investigate contemporary influences on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and healthy lifestyles. Topics will include health outcomes of physical activity and inactivity, the measurement and promotion of physical activity, attitudes, psycho-social influences, leadership and behaviour change. At the end of the unit, the students will demonstrate the ability to organise large scale activities taking into consideration various aspects including marketing, funding, approvals, logistics and volunteers. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Byl, J. (2000)Organizing Successful Tournaments (3rd ed). Champaign, Il: Human Kinetics. - Torkildsen, G. (2005). Leisure and Recreation Management (5th ed). London: Routledge. - Smith, A.L. & Biddle, S.J.H. (2008). Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour: Challenges and Solutions. Leeds: Human Kinetics. |
||||||||
| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE MSY2220 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||
| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
|
||||||||
| LECTURER/S | Louis Borg Andrew Decelis |
||||||||
|
The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
|||||||||